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變: change; rebel

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變 [变] biàn

adjective | verb
: to change; to become different; to transform; to vary
: rebellion

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変え | かえ kae

noun
: changing; change

変り | かわり kawari

noun
: change; alteration
: unusual state or event; accident; abnormality
: difference; distinction

変る | かわる kawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
: to move to
: to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

変える | かえる kaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to vary; to convert; to revise; to amend; to transform

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変 | へん hen

na-adjective | noun
: strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
: unexpected
: change
: incident; disturbance; disaster; accident
: (Noun prefix) flat (music)

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February 16, 2016
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歸: to return; revert

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歸 [归] guī

adjective | verb
: to return; to go back to, to revert
: to give back to
: (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
: to belong to
: to gather together
: (used between two identical verbs) despite
: to marry (of a woman) (old)
: division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

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帰す | きす kisu

godan verb with su ending
: to come to (in the end); to end in
: to attribute; to blame

帰す | かえす kaesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

帰り | かえり kaeri

noun
: return; coming back

帰る | かえる kaeru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
: (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave
: (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home

帰れ | かえれ kaere

noun
: Go home; Get out

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キ ki

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February 5, 2016
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己: self

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己 jǐ

radical 49 | noun
: self; oneself
: sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; sixth in order
: letter “F” or roman “VI” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; hexa

Kun Reading

己 | な na

noun
: (Archaism) I
: you

己 | うぬ unu

pronoun | no-adjective | vulgar
: blockhead!; you

己 | うら ura OR おら ora

noun
: first person pronoun (usually male)

己 | おれ ore

pronoun | no-adjective | male term
: I; me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)

己 | おのれ onore

pronoun | no-adjective
: (Archaism) oneself (itself, etc.)
: (Humble language) I (or me)
: (Derogatory) you; by oneself (itself, etc.)
: interjection expressing anger or chagrin

己 | おどれ odore OR おんどら ondora OR おんどれ ondore

interjection | pronoun | no-adjective
: (insulting) you (Hyougo Banshu dialect)

己が | おのが onoga

pre-noun adjectival
: my; one’s own
: (Expression) I …; one …

己 | つちのと tsuchinoto

noun
: 6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar

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己 | き ki

noun
: 6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar

コ ko

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January 20, 2016
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整: orderly; whole

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整 zhěng

adjective | verb | adverb
: orderly; in order; tidy, neat
: whole; complete; entire; exactly; in good order
: to repair; to mend; to renovate
: (coll.) to fix somebody
: to give somebody a hard time; to mess with somebody

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整う | ととのう totonou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged

整え | ととのえ totonoe

noun
: preparation; arrangement; execution

整える | ととのえる totonoeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put in order; to arrange; to adjust
: to get ready; to prepare
: to raise money

整った | ととのった totonotta

noun | verb acting prenominally
: well-ordered; in good order; well-featured; well-regulated

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セイ sei

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January 14, 2016
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傳: transmit; summon | biography

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傳 [传] chuán

verb
: to pass on; to spread; to transmit
: to infect; to transfer; to circulate
: to conduct (electricity)

傳 [传] zhuán

noun
: biography; historical narrative; commentaries
: relay station

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伝 | つて tsute

noun
: intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull

伝う | つたう tsutau

godan verb with u ending
: to go along; to walk along; to follow

伝え | つたえ tsutae

noun
: legend; tradition

伝える | つたえる tsutaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

伝わる | つたわる tsutawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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伝 | でん den

noun
: legend; tradition
: biography; life
: method; way
: horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan

テン ten

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November 30, 2015
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全: all; complete

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全 quán

adjective
: all; whole; entire; every
: complete; intact or keep whole

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全て | すべて subete

noun | no-adjective | adverbial noun
: all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall

全く| まったく mattaku

adverb
: really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
: indeed;
: (Interjection) good grief! (expression of exasperation)

全うする | まっとうする mattousuru

adverb
: to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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全 | ぜん zen

noun
: all; whole; entire; complete; overall
: (Prefix) pan-; omni-; toti-

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September 9, 2015
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然: right; like this

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然 ràn


: correct; right
: so; thus; like this; -ly

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然 | さ sa

adverb
: so; like that; in that way

然々 | ささ sasa

adverb
: such and such

然 | しか shika

interjection
: (Archaism) like that; as such
: yeah; uh-huh

然う | そう sou

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn’t as much as one might think); thus; such; (Interjection) so (used to express agreement with something said)
: so? (used to express some doubt with something said)

然も | さも samo

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) really; extremely
: (Archaism) in that way

然る | さる saru

pre-noun adjectival
: a particular; a certain
: that kind of; such a

然し | しかし shikashi

conjunction
: however; but

然も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

然うして | そうして soushite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れば | しかれば shikareba

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Archaism) that being the case; therefore; so
: well then, moving on to another topic…
: (expressing surprise) …on earth?; (Interjection) that’s right

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ゼン zen

ネン nen

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July 8, 2015
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失: to lose

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失 shī

adjective
: to lose, to miss, to fail

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失せる | うせる useru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to disappear; to vanish

失せろ | うせろ usero

noun
: beat it!; get out of my sight!

失う | うしなう ushinau

noun
: to lose; to part with

失くす | なくす nakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lose something
: to get rid of

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しつ shitsu

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June 23, 2015
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